Extreme Money Saving !!!!!!

kopicbloodaxe

Tell the kids that when the bell's ringing it means the Ice Cream Van has run out of ice cream...

Right, I'm off to Whittards and Holland & Barrett for my coffee and nuts break!

fizzel81

Foxy106 wrote:

Re-usables would be good for this by putting a fresh liner in, kinder to babys skin and no smell.

exactly! ive quite started to like my cloth nappys ive saved a small fortune already even with washing costs and paper liners

Decadent_Fool

Scully's_Girl wrote:

My husband and I delight in smuggling food into movie theatres. Not only do you get exactly what you want, but you dont have to pay the scandalous charges they impose on rubbish food.

Me too ! I also do it at live music venues, which can be very tricky as the often search your bag. I get a couple of carrier bags with the food in (not too much), take my coat off and put the bags down the sleeves of my coat. I then hold my coat by the collar, including the handles, and hold my arms out to let them frisk me and check bag. Subway bags are good, as they are long and narrow.

Tada ! If you and other half do it, you'll easily save a fortune considering venue prices :beer:

FatJock

Hahahaha - I can't believe some of these threads. I thought I was becoming a penny pincher until I read the rest of them.

My old grand dad used to save the left over bits of soap bars (in the days before shower gel) and compress them into a 'new' one. I had totally forgotten how mad the old boy was until I got to think about this thread (he also kept his spare WW2 rifle bulllets in the air-ing closet).

Thanks everyone for reviving some childhood memories for me.

cheers,
FatJock

Savvy_Sue

*Louise* wrote:

I remember on tv once there were 2 girls complaining about how much of a miser their dad was - he even numbered the squares on the toilet roll so he could give them a row if they were using too much:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You have solved the little problem I have of DS3 constantly blocking the loo because he can't get the hang of using minimal loo paper! Thank you so much! :rotfl:

amiga1

When at school encourage all your mates to become Hairdressers, Lawyers, Money Saving Experts etc. Then when you leave school you'll get free hair cuts, legal advice etc from your mates. It'll save you a fortune!!

simongregson

A work colleague from a few years ago used to open up supermarket packs of grapes, shake them to get rid of the ones that were more likely to go off. She would then eat some of them prior to going to the till, saying that they overcharge for them anyway.

I did my best to pretend I didn't know her...

simongregson

MORPH3US wrote:

This one involves a small outlay to get started, but charge your mobile phone in the car with a car charger. I always do this, i'm paying to drive to work anyway so might as well get some saving out of it!

M

Unfortunately this will result in you burning more fuel. Try letting the engine idle then turning the headlights on, the change in the sound of the engine is noticable.

I once read an article in the paper by a journalist who was attempting to drive from London to Edinburgh on one tank of fuel. This involved not using the heater, or CD player (the radio was OK, less power).

Incidently, driving your car with the windows open increases your fuel consumption by about 5%, but I digress.

Ruffchops

Try turning your Windscreen Wipers off when going under a Bridge

amosworks

simongregson wrote:

Unfortunately this will result in you burning more fuel. Try letting the engine idle then turning the headlights on, the change in the sound of the engine is noticable.

I once read an article in the paper by a journalist who was attempting to drive from London to Edinburgh on one tank of fuel. This involved not using the heater, or CD player (the radio was OK, less power).

Incidently, driving your car with the windows open increases your fuel consumption by about 5%, but I digress.

This one has already been covered :rotfl: :rotfl:

woohoo_postingid wrote:

Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.

An empty aluminium cigar tube filled with angry wasps makes an inexpensive vibrator

SAVE petrol by pushing your car to your destination. Invariably passers-by will think you've broken down and help.